Re: Your Favorite Install Tool?

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Powers that be won't let us us aluminum ladders here.
I would love to use a little giant....

Jim Sutton wrote:
> ooohhh a thread that calls out to my inner kit freak
>
> in no particular order -
>
> the Ghost Ladder - a folding 3 ft Grade 1A step ladder which is high
> enough for 85% of the jobs yet folds up small enough to fit in any car
> and can be carried into the house (because it fold's up so small)
> without worrying about scratching up the walls.
> http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_products_trade_shows/article/0,1797,HGTV_3780_2213006,00.html
>
>
> Unfortunately it doesn't appear that it's being made any more.
>
> for the taller jobs - a Little Giant or Jaws folding ladder.  (I found a
> Chicom knockoff for 1/2 the price of a Little Giant)
>
> Pants _ (wait a minute pants don't qualify as a tool I hear you say.)
> Check out the work pants from Skillers
> -http://www.skillers.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi?&shop=skillers&cart=31291437x20051&session=43617ad94e53782d&L=eng&P=5695-85
>
>  designed by an electrician they have these nifty double pockets that
> pull out so you've got two built in pouches for screws, contacts,
> crimps, as wells as a side pocket that holds cable ties like a dream.
> Best part is they have these two pockets on the knees that hold kneepads
> so you can spend all day kneeling down putting in door contacts and
> still be able to walk to the truck at quitting time.
> http://www.skillers.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi?&shop=skillers&cart=62077003x20215&session=43617b814ef7384b&L=eng&P=9124
>
>
> Up here in Canuckistan Mark's work Wearhouse make a cheaper knockoff
> called the Ultimate Work Pant.   http://www.marks.com/ctwnew/mwwhweb.nsf
>
>
>
> You have to wear safety boots for the commercial sites but Mrs Homemaker
> wants you to take them off as soon as you walk in the house so you don't
> scratch the hardwoods.  Save 1/2 hour a day by putting in boot Zippers
> http://www.best-boots.com/danner_lace_in_boot_4444_prd1.htm
>
> OR... buy pull on boots
> http://www.blundstone.ca/products_csa5.html
>
> Megapro Screwdriver- nice fat handle - lots of torque.
> http://www.megaprotools.com/catalog.html
>
> Maglite Mini  -(the 2 AA cell size) yes they're expensive but try
> hitting a angry rotweiler in the head with your LED headlamp and you'll
> see why I prefer machined aluminum.
> add a couple of Nite-Ize accessories
> LED upgrade-Batteries last for ever
> http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=110
> Headband -turns it into a handsfree light
> http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=61
> Fiber Inspection light- now you can see inside the wall
> http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=68
>
> Battery Tester- the best one I have ever found is the Intelligent
> Battery Tester from ACT-Meters http://www.actmeters.com/actmeters.htm
> We ened up buying one for every tech in the company (20+).  Amazing how
> many bad batteries you find in systems with a falsing problem.
>
> Continuity Testers - the Latch-Test from Test-Um
> http://www.test-um.com/product_detail.asp?itemno=TG300
> Indicates not only NO and NC circuits but can latch on either.
> Invaluable when working alone.
>
> Fiber Glass Fish tape
>  http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/11710639/wirefish.htm
> A metal fish tape is designed to pull wires in conduit.  A fiber tape
> will spool out nice and straight and save all sorts of time if your
> trying to fish in a wall or ceiling.
>
> The links are here for illustration purposes only.  I don't work for any
> of these companies or sell any of these products - I just LOVE them.
> bdolph wrote:
>
>> Let us know about your favorite installation tool ?
>>
>> Mine is the Robertson (square-drive) screwdriver?  Screws stay on with
>> one hand at all angles and drive true and hard.
>>
>> BobbyD